This collection highlights 20 stellar space operas published over the past 20 years by top-notch authors of the science fiction genre, edited by Allan Kaster.
- “Mayflower II” by Stephen Baxter
- “On the Orion Line” also by Stephen Baxter
- “Boojum” by Elizabeth Bear & Sarah Monette
- “By the Warmth of Their Calculus” by Tobias S. Buckell
- “Weep for Day” by Indrapramit Das
- “Glory” by Greg Egan
- “The Ice Owl” by Carolyn Ives Gilman
- “Saving Tiamaat” by Gwyneth Jones
- “Someday” by James Patrick Kelly
- “Jonas and the Fox” by Rich Larson
- “Extracurricular Activities” by Yoon Ha Lee
- “City of the Dead,” by Paul McAuley
- “Dead Men Walking” by Paul McAuley
- “Botanica Veneris: Thirteen Papercuts by Ida Countess Rathagan” by Ian McDonald
- “The Third Party” by David Moles
- “The Hero” by Karl Schroeder
- “Bright Red Star” by Bud Sparhawk
- “The Days Between” by Allen M. Steele
- “Slow Life” by Michael Swanwick
- “The Island” by Peter Watts
